Search on for Knox bank robbery suspect

Tuesday

Nov 6, 2012 at 6:00 PMNov 6, 2012 at 6:01 PM

The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief David Rausch of the Knoxville Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the man who robbed an FSG Bank on Tuesday.

from staff reports

The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief David Rausch of the Knoxville Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the man who robbed an FSG Bank on Tuesday.

At about 10 a.m. Friday, the suspect entered the FSG Bank at 307 Lovell Road, Knoxville, displayed a black handgun and demanded money.

According to an FBI news release, witnesses described the suspect as a white male, in his 50s, with a medium build, between 5 feet, 9 inches, and 5 feet, 11 inches and weighing 175 to 185 pounds. He had short salt and pepper hair, bushy eyebrows, a large nose, a full face, and several days worth of stubble. The suspect was wearing a dark colored baseball-style hat, a dark colored rain jacket with gray on the bottom, a blue and gray flannel shirt and blue jeans.

After obtaining an undetermined amount of money, the suspect fled the scene on foot. A reward is being offered for any information which leads to the arrest of this individual.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Knoxville FBI at (865) 544-0751 or the KPD at (865) 215-7212. The robbery is being investigated jointly by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and KPD.